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Hi, who do I call to clean up the air? It's unsafe to be in for extended periods of time.
Oh, we can't? Anyone know if anyone's putting together some kind of class action lawsuit to hold the governments of Canada, BC, the U.S. and oil companies responsible? Would a $500 trillion suit be enough?
#FossilFools #climatechange #climate #canada #BC #wildfire
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All four countries are better off economically in a major way and don’t have to do bad things such as sell #oil or force their population to procreate and consume more!
The #climate affected get a chance to not just survive but thrive!
Well, that is the context the uplifting #climatefiction #book “A New Faith”.
#bookstodon #books #novel #fiction #climatechange #climate #Norway #Russia #Canada #China
A New Faith
Sequoia, a city of climate refugees, has to decide whether to thrive in a future built from scratch or to barely survive because it cannot let go of its past.TinJar
RE: mastodon.social/@TinJar/116971…
A pathway for mass #migration as one way to address #climatechange -
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#Canada, #Russia, #Norway, and #China have a bit of a problem. But there is a potential solution, too!
Canada, Russia, and Norway depend a LOT on exporting #oil
China #exports a lot of everything, especially, #solar #batteries #EV
Chinese #population is shrinking and they seem to be frugal folks - which means domestic part of the #economy is going nowhere including #construction
TinJar (@TinJar@mastodon.social)
https://jacobin.com/2026/07/eu-mediterranean-immigration-refugees-violence These folks are trying to escape the deadly impacts of #climatechange - rather than helping them #EU #UK #Europe #US are putting up violent barriers which end up killing thes…TinJar (Mastodon)
The #Trump admin also pushed #Canada & #Mexico to adopt a prohibition on imports made by forced labor as part of prior #trade negotiations, & 10 other countries have committed to bans as part of trade deals negotiated over the past year, a senior admin official said.
But critics say the #US, too, has shortfalls on its labor protections. And some say that the admin has seized on forced labor as merely the most convenient way to reimpose #tariffs struck down by #SCOTUS [ya think?].
#Canada, which will be subject to a 10% tariff under the arrangement, already prohibits importing forced labor goods. The #EU, also at 10%, has a ban that is scheduled to take effect in December 2027. But #Trump officials say that the governments have not effectively enforced those laws [like they actually care].
“Charlie Angus writes:
…during a phone call in early 2025 with PM Trudeau, #Trump threatened to rip up the 1908 Boundary Convention, which officially defined the border division between the USA and #Canada.
Trump was openly bragging about moving the border 50 kms further north.
His message was blunt:
“I tear that up, and your whole country unravels.”
Technically, Canada could rely on previous border commissions from 1818 & 1846 to claim the right to hold the line.. “
charlieangus.substack.com/p/tr…
Trump's Threat to Canada is Deadly Serious
A new report in the Daily Beast reveals just how far the White House is willing to go to upend international law and to attack allies.Charlie Angus / The Resistance
I decided not to report this yesterday (Sunday) because it seemed like an empty threat.
#Trump was hosting #Carney for the World Cup final when he went on one of his forest fire tirades.
Trump told reporters that he spoke to Carney about the need to stop #wildfires in #Canada. He said that they should “pay us some damages or something, or we should do some tariffs.”
Ludicrous right?
Except now…
The announcement of 50% tariffs on a range of Canadian goods is the latest economic grenade thrown over the border by an out of control President who has lost touch with reality.
It is a direct attack on Canadian workers and industries, putting thousands of jobs at risk. And it will drive up costs for American consumers, who like Canadian consumers, are already feeling pain at the pumps and supermarket checkouts because of Trump’s illegal war on Iran.
Donald Trump is trying a new, obscure legal basis for this latest attack. If these tariffs go ahead, we must be prepared to fight them with counter-tariffs and put every dollar behind supporting workers in affected sectors. The Carney government must refrain from more concessions.
We are tired of being treated as Trump’s tariff guinea pigs. New Democrats stand with workers, communities and all Canadians in defiance of this newest threat to our economy and sovereignty.
'Just stop burning fossil fuels.' Scientists stress that our smoky skies have only one true fix.
The sad truth about the Canadian wildfires (gift link):
theatlantic.com/science/2026/0…
When the boreal forests of Canada catch on fire, no one can do anything about it in many cases.
Many people simply don’t grasp the sheer magnitude of the boreal forest or what it would take to manage fires across its enormous area, Jed Kaplan, a professor in the Department of Earth, Energy, and Environment at the University of Calgary, told me: “You can’t control these fires. You cannot put personnel, fire engines, over an area that is the size of the entire American South, or something like that. It’s just way too big of an area.”
And so the fires spread, pouring out smoke that washes over the residents of faraway cities.
Canada’s Forests Will Burn and Burn
Once a wildfire starts, it can spread to an area too massive to control.Joshua Partlow (The Atlantic)
I mean seriously.
This from a guy who rolled back #environmental #regulations, claims #ClimateChange is a hoax, actually spent #TaxpayersMoney to NOT build green #energy solutions, &—oh yeah—says we just need to “rake the leaves” off forest floors to avoid #wildfires -- BUT gutted the freaking EPA, NPS & anyone who might be slightly capable of detecting/preventing fires.
Moron.
#Trump says he’s holding #Canada responsible for #wildfire #smoke, threatens #tariffs.
“ US Senator Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) has introduced a bill to revoke visas from Canadian officials + that #Canada’s ambassador is a “persona non grata” until the #wildfire smoke is gone.
“We will not tolerate this incompetence,” vowed Moreno.
GOP old man yells at cloud of smoke
Insanity
Utter
Insanity
huffpost.com/entry/bernie-more…
'Insane': Republicans Push To Punish Canada For Wildfires
“We will not tolerate this incompetence,” vowed Ohio Sen. Bernie Moreno, who may not understand how climate change works.Jennifer Bendery (HuffPost)
Incredibly brazen for the Prime Minister to boast about the “lasting benefits” of expanding fossil fuel production on a day like today.
Record-breaking heatwaves. Toxic smoke engulfing cities and towns. Out of control wildfires forcing entire communities to evacuate.
This government is spending billions of dollars in public money to expand the very industry that’s causing climate breakdown — at a moment when renewables are cheaper and more available than ever before.
No more climate-wrecking corporate welfare. We need a government that protects the people and places we love.
#canada #cdnpoli #climate #wildfires
discoverapega.ca/stories/wildl…
Wildlife Crossings Key to Highway Safety in Banff - discoverAPEGA
Wildlife Crossings Key to Highway Safety in Banff on discoverAPEGAAPEGA
RE: stranger.social/@DeniseG/11685…
had to scour #weather apps to find service providers that don’t rely on #NOAA. found a couple that use #Norway’s weather service.
so am putting a call out for #Brasil #Chile #Canada #Mexico #France #Spain #Germany #weather app developers: if you use your countries’ weather services, i beg you to add them to @fdroidorg
and to those governments: PLEASE OPEN YOUR APIs & DON’T GEOBLOCK USERS
our lives depend on free-open access to weather reports in a world with a NOAA destroyed by #MAGA #Trump
Denise G (@DeniseG@stranger.social)
Here’s Why Weather Forecasts Have Seemed So Inaccurate Lately The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) was among several agencies gutted by the Trump Admin’s Department of Government Efficiency in 2025. In February, the U.S.Denise G (stranger.social)
#Canada is aiming to co-announce around 10 founding nations for a #global #defense bank at next week's #NATO summit in Turkey, the lead Canadian negotiator told Reuters on Thursday.
Canadian Prime Minister #MarkCarney is promoting the Defence, Security & Resilience Bank ( #DSRB ) as part of his call this year for an #alliance of "middle powers" to combat what he sees as the fracturing of the traditional #US led world order.
#NewWorldOrder #geopolitics #Trump
reuters.com/world/canada-aims-…
USMCA wasn’t renewed by #Trump today.
#Canada and #Mexico are now in for 10 years of constant reviews.
What does that mean?
“Without a 16-year extension, the agreement moves into a period of annual reviews that will last for a decade.
Technically, this is an exit ramp.
If no extension agreement is reached by 2036, the USMCA will expire.
However, there will be plenty of opportunities to reach an agreement before that final deadline.”
theglobeandmail.com/business/a…
USMCA wasn’t renewed. What’s next for the North American trade deal?
Where negotiations go from here, the possibility of separate bilateral pacts, and what non-renewal could mean for the Canadian economyMark Rendell (The Globe and Mail)
Trump will not extend the US-Mexico-#Canada free trade agreement.
"Trump said his country didn’t “need anything” its partners had to offer."
Oh really now.
US expected not to extend USMC...
US expected not to extend USMCA agreement
Mexico City and Ottawa have tried repeatedly to reach an agreement with Washington to prolong the deal, under which $2 trillion is traded annually.Jeronimo Gonzalez (www.semafor.com)
Happy Canada Day!
The Indigenous flag was designed by artist Curtis Wilson (d 2019).
The renowned artist was born and raised in the Ligwilda’xw territories and he was a member of the Wei Wai Kum First Nation in Campbell River.
""Every day is a learning experience we must do our best to pass on the knowledge to our future generations." ~ Curtis Wilson
#Canada #CanadaDay #FirstNations #IndigenousPeople #AltText
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